North Carolina Video Poker Bust
North Carolina has not been video poker friendly for some years, and a recent bust in the southern state’s mountains closed an underground casino. Two million dollars were stashed in a man’s house, where players were winning cash prizes up to $90. State law says that the most a video poker player can win is $10, and in merchandise, not cash…
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Poker lingo:
- READ - To determine whether an opponent has a good, medium or bad hand by observing his personal behavior. An inexact science.
- PASS - Opposite of bet. To check, if checked to. To fold, if bet to.
- TO GO - The current betting level, as in "$20 to go" meaning every player must contribute $20 (total) or drop. A $10 raise would then make the pot "$30 to go".
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- JOKER - A 53rd card in the deck, distinct from the others, used as a wild card or as a BUG.
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